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NAIL-FEEDING IMPLEMENT.

SPECIFICATION'forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 531,644, dated anuary 1, 1895.

Application filed May 2, 1890. :Serial No. 350,314. (No model.)

Be itknown that I, FREEBORN F. RAYMOND, 2d, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newton, in the county of Middlesex and State clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming apart of this specification, in explaining its nature.

The invention comprises a machine ,for feeding nails in gangs or groups to'nail driving devices, and relates to various features of organization and construction which 'are hereinafter described.

Referring to the drawingsf-Figure l is a View principally in vertical section illustrating the features of my invention. Fig. 2'is a view in vrear elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a view in plan. Fig. 4 is a view in plan of parts below the nail carrying Wheel.

The invention is represented as-contained in an organization embracing a large rotary' feed wheel having vany desired number of pockets or holes in it, arranged preferably in Q circular order therein near .the edge of the feed wheel, and of a size to receive the nails to be fed to the nail driving mechanism. This feed Wheel is rotatable upon a spindle or shaft to move any desired number of the holes into position to deliver a gang or group of nails to a distributer which connects such pockets or holes with the carrier of a nail drivingdevice, or with the holes in the templet of a nail driving device, or guide them to` any other There may be used convenient point for use. Y in conjunction with this device ya gang of drivers to push the nails fromthe holes of the feed wheel into or into and through the holes or passages of the distributer. The wheel is represented as rotated by hand, and as having a stop to latch it when any given number of holes have been moved into position over the holes of the distributer.

Referring to the drawings, A is the frame of the machine. It is of a form or shape to be placed upon a nail driving machine, and also to support or carry the nail distributer a and lthe feedwheel B. The distributer a has the upper plate ct provided with the holes a2 arranged therein' upon an arc of a circle,

. stud b by the knobs or handles b2.

the lower plate a3 having the holes d4 arranged in the order in which the nails are to be driven or delivered, and preferably proi vided with a covering plate a5 adapted to be closed automatically by a spring a6, and to be opened by the nailcarrier or other means, andthe tubes a7 which extend into or through the holes 0.2 ofthe upper plate into the holes a4 of the plate or block a3, and the holes of which form the 'passages through which the nails are fed, and by which they are guided to the form or arrangementin which they are to be driven.

b is a stud or post supported by the frame A, and which supports the feed wheel B. The feed Wheel has the holes h drilled therein near its outer edge in a circular line, and upon a circle of the same size as that shown by the arc of the holes c2 in the plate a. The

holes are'separated by a uniform space of the same extent as that which separatesthe holes a2. It is represented as turned upon the There is below the plate a stationary hole covering plate b3 which prevents the nails from dropping from the holes as the wheel is turned,

and there is arranged upon the plate a of the distributeramovable slide plate b4, which is a 'continuation of the covering plate b3, and which acts to cover the holes a2 and prevent the nails from dropping through the holes h until it is Vdesirable to permit the nails tor drop or, be delivered from the holes b which are in line with the holes a2, to said holes and the passages of the distributer. This plate b4 is represented as moved in one direction by the lever b5 to uncover the holes b and a2, and as moved into position to close said holes by the spring h6. When drivers are used, I extend the spindle b sufficiently to form a support for a slide block C. This block receives or holds a driver block c in which is mounted any desired number of drivers c. These drivers preferably extend through the holes of a stationarytemplet or guide plate c2 which holds them centrally in relation to the holes b of the feed roll and the holes a2. The block c with the drivers is moved downward by hand or by power,I have 'represented it by handys-and is either moved upward by hand or by a spring c3, as may be desired. yThe feed wheel has in its ICO edge notches d preferably opposite each hole, and there is attached to the frame a V-registering stop d', which rides on the edge of the wheel and serves to hold or register the Wheel when its movement has been stopped to bring its holes into line with the holes a2 of the distributor.

In use the mechanism is mounted uponthe nail driving machine, the nails are fed to the holes or pockets l1 of the feed wheel by hand, the feed wheel being suiiiciently large to permit two or three boys or attendants to feed nails to the holes at the same time, they sitting behind the machine and placing the nails in the holes as the wheel is turned and as required. The Wheel isturned preferably by one of the feeders to bring 'any desired number of its holes over the holes of the distributer. The slide b4 is then moved to permit the nails to drop through the holes of the distributer, and if desired the drivers or plungers c reciprocate. For most uses drivers are not necessary. The nails fall through the passages of the distributor into the nail carrier or nail templet, or other receptacle. In the drawings I have represented an automatic nail carrier which travels from the nail block to a position over a nail templet and beneath a gang of nail drivers, and the nail carrier, which is lettered E, is provided with a pin e to come in contact with the slide plate covering theholes in the lower block of the distributor to open the same upon its backward movement and to permit the nails to fall from the block into the holes of the carrier. After a group of nails has been delivered by the feed Wheel,it is turned, another group of loaded pockets or holes brought into position to deliver its nails to the distributor, and the holes from which nails have been previously delivered brought before the feeders to be lled.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States--` 1. In a nail feeding machine or device the combination of a nail distributer having the entrances to its passages arranged upon an` arc of a circle, with a large rotary feed wheel having holes or pockets upon the same circle as the arc described by the upper ends of the passages of the distributer, and adapted to be rotated to bring gangs or groups of its pockets in regular order into line with the passages of the distributer, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the distributer a, having its passages arranged'as specified, the large feed'wheel B having the holes b', the plate b3 beneath the wheel B, and the holecovering and uncovering plate b, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the distributor a, having its passages arranged on an arc of a circle the large feed roll B having the holes b', and a registering stop for registering the holes b' of the feed Wheel with the holes a2 of the distributer, substantially as described.

4. The combination of the distributor having its holes or passages arranged as specitied, the feed Wheel having the circular line of holes b arranged in the arc of a circle and the reciprocating gang of drivers or plnngers c', also arranged in the arc of a circle substantially as described.

5. The combination of the distributor having the holes or passages a2, the slide plate b4 mounted over the same, the lever b5 for moving the plate in one direction, and a spring 126 for moving it in a reverse direction, substantially as described.

6. In combination With a nail driving machine, a nail distributing device comprising a distributer a, having the entrances to its passages upon the arc of a circle, the rotatable feed wheel B having the nail holders or pockets b' adapted to deliver nails to the nail distributor, as specified, all substantially as described.

FREEBORN F. RAYMOND, 2D.

Witnesses:

FRED. B. DoLAN, J. M. DoLAN. 

